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AT effort at: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> eSchool News
[mailto:eschool.news@eschoolnews.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 05, 2007 6:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ron@ahead.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> eSN This Week: Low-cost laptop deals heat up<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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2007 <br>
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<a href="#Grant"><span style='color:#3368AE'>Grant Alert</span></a> | <a
href="#News"><span style='color:#3368AE'>Top News</span></a> | <a href="#TV"><span
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style='color:#3368AE'>Partners Update</span></a> | <a href="#ERC"><span
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href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7459"><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Low-cost
laptop deals heat up</span></b></a> <br>
<a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7459"><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
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align=left hspace=5
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font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7459"
target="_blank"></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Mere
hours after news broke that Uruguay's government placed the first official
order for the One Laptop Per Child initiative's XO, or "$100
laptop," chip giant Intel Corp. announces that Libya has ordered
150,000 of Intel's own version of the low-cost laptop, the Classmate PC.
<a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7459"
target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a name=Grant></a><span class=texth1><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1879"><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Laura
Bush 21st Century Librarian Program</span></b></a> <br>
<a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1879"><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1879</span></a> <br>
This program supports projects to develop faculty and library leaders, to
recruit and educate the next generation of librarians, and to conduct
research on the library profession and support early car...<span
class=textsmall1><span style='font-size:8.0pt'> | <a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1879">Full Story</a></span></span><br>
<span class=text1><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Deadline: </span></b></span><span
class=text1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>December 17, 2007</span></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a name=News></a><span class=texth1><span
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href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450"><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>T+L's
message to educators: Aim high</span></b></a> <br>
<a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450"><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450</span></a>
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font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450"
target="_blank"></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The
National School Boards Association's 2007 T+L conference, held Oct. 17-19
in Nashville, Tenn., urged educators to think outside the box to
encourage the kind of innovation needed to ensure success in the 21st
century. | <a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450"
target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451"><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>SIS
software evolves to meet complex needs</span></b></a> <br>
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style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
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href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451"
target="_blank"></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1028"
type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Mobile solutions are an emerging trend in SIS software, officials say."
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451"
target="_blank" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;
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target="_blank"><img border=0 width=100 height=90
src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/images/fp/SIS.jpg" align=left hspace=5
alt="Mobile solutions are an emerging trend in SIS software, officials say."
v:shapes="_x0000_s1028"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451"
target="_blank"></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>In
an era of unprecedented accountability and student tracking requirements,
a crop of new student information system (SIS) software packages are
emerging to help school systems meet the stringent demands. | <a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451"
target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453"><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>HELP
suspends Gulf Coast work</span></b></a> <br>
<a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453"><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453</span></a>
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href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453"
target="_blank"></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1029"
type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Members of the HELP team have worked to transform Gulf Coast schools since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005."
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453"
target="_blank" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;
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target="_blank"><img border=0 width=100 height=90
src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/images/fp/HELP%20Team.jpg" align=left
hspace=5
alt="Members of the HELP team have worked to transform Gulf Coast schools since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005."
v:shapes="_x0000_s1029"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453"
target="_blank"></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>On
Oct. 29, 2007, the HELP (Hurricane Education Leadership Program) Team
officially halted its Gulf Coast school recovery efforts to devote time
instead to documenting its actions and accomplishments over the past two
years. With the documentation, the efforts of the Intel-led team,
comprised of educational technology service providers and nonprofit
associations, will soon become a model for other disaster recovery
organizations. | <a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453"
target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460"><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Does
U.S. lag in internet speed?</span></b></a> <br>
<a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460"><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460</span></a>
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href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460"
target="_blank"></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1030"
type="#_x0000_t75" alt="High-speed school networks may be inadequate if students have slow internet access at home."
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target="_blank"><img border=0 width=100 height=90
src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/images/fp/Dad-Kids-Computer.JPG"
align=left hspace=5
alt="High-speed school networks may be inadequate if students have slow internet access at home."
v:shapes="_x0000_s1030"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460"
target="_blank"></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Indications
that the nation is trailing other countries in the speed and cost of
broadband access to the internet is attracting fresh political attention,
and American education is one area that could be affected. | <a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460"
target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a name=BP></a><span class=texth1><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>eSN TV Video ...</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427"><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>eSN
TechWatch: Video’s Future in Schools -- November 5, 2007</span></b></a>
<br>
<a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427"><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427</span></a>
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target="_blank"></a><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1031" type="#_x0000_t75"
alt="eSN TechWatch: Video’s Future in Schools -- November 5, 2007"
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427"
target="_blank" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;
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target="_blank"><img border=0 width=100 height=75
src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/vrc/images/TechWatch_11-07_pt1_small.jpg"
align=left hspace=5
alt="eSN TechWatch: Video’s Future in Schools -- November 5, 2007"
v:shapes="_x0000_s1031"></a><![endif]><a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427"
target="_blank"></a>Charles Fadel, global leader of education for Cisco
Systems, discusses the future of school video use. <o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
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style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=19 height=12
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<p class=MsoNormal><a name=SR></a><span class=texth1><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStorysr.cfm?ArticleID=7155"><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>How
to Afford More Digital Content</span></b></a> <br>
<a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStorysr.cfm?ArticleID=7155"><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Educators
want fast, affordable digital content. They want it everywhere, all the
time. And they want it within tight budgets. To get all that, tech-savvy
educators have discovered the economies of delivering voice, video, and
data over a single wireless network. In this Special Report from the
editors of eSchool News, you'll find out where and how educators are
getting maximum digital content at a minimum costs. Read all about it
now: <a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStorysr.cfm?ArticleID=7155"
target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStorysr.cfm?ArticleID=7155</span></a>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3217"><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>PLATO
Learning wins three EDDIE Awards from ComputED Gazette </span></b></a><br>
<a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3217"><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3217</span></a>
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<span class=text1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>PLATO Learning, Inc.
(NASDAQ: TUTR), a leading provider of K–adult computer-based and
e-learning solutions, today announced that Straight Curve™
Mathematics Series 1 (K–2), Straight Curve Mathematics Series 2
(3–6), and PLATO® Test Packs with Prescriptions were named
ComputED Gazette Education Software Review Award (EDDIE) winners. The ComputED
Gazette EDDIE Awards target innovative and content-rich programs and Web
sites that provide parents and teachers with technology to foster
educational excellence. Winners are selected from titles submitted by
software publishers around the world. | <a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3217"><span
style='font-size:8.0pt'>Read More</span></a></span></span> <br>
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<a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3214"><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Scottsdale
community college selects NetOp School as its software of choice for
computer lab-based teaching</span></b></a> <br>
<a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3214"><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3214</span></a>
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<span class=text1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Scottsdale Community
College in Scottsdale, Ariz. has standardized all of it computer lab
management under one software -- NetOp School. The NetOp software,
developed by Danish IT company Danware A/S, and sold in the United States
by the company's subsidiary, NetOp Tech Inc., was so successful in its
trial period at the college that SCC is in the process of training software
trainers to show teachers and instructors how to use the software for the
college's nearly 12,000 students.</span></span> | <a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3214"><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Read More</span></a>
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href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3202"><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Samsung
introduces new 19-inch LCD widescreen monitor for retail and consumer
applications</span></b></a> <br>
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href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3202"><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3202</span></a>
<br>
<span class=text1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Samsung Electronics
America, Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of professional LCD and PDP
display products, today introduced the newest addition to its award-winning
line of SyncMaster displays, the SyncMaster 942BW. | <a
href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3202"><span
style='font-size:8.0pt'>Read More</span></a></span></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>With
a growing array of solutions at their disposal, more and more educators
are integrating computers, laptops, and other technology into the
classroom, and often with great success. Computer-based technologies
offer rich new ways to reach students and fulfill curriculum goals, while
bringing information to life for diverse kinds of learners. But teaching
with computers also poses many challenges. | <a
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Enriching
Education Through Digital Sharing</span></strong></a> <br>
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to new technologies, it’s now easier than ever for schools and
other organizations to create rich, online repositories of learning
“objects” that students, teachers, and other users can draw
upon at their own convenience to enrich their education. | <a
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easy for today’s educator to feel overwhelmed--in a complex and
ever-changing educational environment, teachers are often expected to
complete more in one day than they have time for in an entire week. They
must, for instance, reach increasingly diverse student bodies, meet
standards, carry out assessments, integrate technology into the classroom,
and meet certification requirements. | <a
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Minimizing
classroom disruptions</span></strong></a> <br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Computers
and the internet have become welcome instructional tools in most schools,
ushering a wealth of additional resources into today’s classrooms.
Unfortunately, they also bring with them the potential for unwanted
distractions—such as online content that ranges from off-target, to
inappropriate, material. | <a
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prevention and credit recovery </span></strong></a><br>
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style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Educators
nationwide are concerned about stemming the tide of high school dropouts.
New data suggest the steep economic impact that dropping out of school
can have on individuals, and on the economy as a whole. But whether
it’s for reasons of economic competitiveness, or simply as a moral
imperative, giving students alternative paths to graduation is a top
priority for many school leaders —and, fortunately, technology can
help. | <a
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Accelerating
Technology with eRate Support </span></strong></a><br>
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style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
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its inception 10 years ago, the $2.25 billion-a-year eRate has provided
some $20 billion in telecommunications discounts to eligible schools and
libraries. Through the eRate, qualifying institutions can receive up to
90 percent off the cost of internet and telephone services—quite a
boon for cash-strapped schools. Thanks largely to this monumental federal
program, the percentage of public school classrooms with internet access
jumped from 14 percent in 1996 to 95 percent a decade later. | <a
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